Nominations open for the Academy Fellowship & Evelyn Hazzard Scholarships

Posted on June 8, 2017

NSW Deputy Principals are invited to nominate for the Associations prestigious awards. This includes:

2017 Academy Fellowship– sponsored by our corporate partner Academy, a $5000 research fellowship grant awarded to a substantive deputy principal each year at the Annual Conference.

2017 Evelyn Hazzard Foundation Award Grant for Excellence in Leadership – sponsored by Tony Hazzard, the Evelyn Hazzard foundation was established in 2014 after the then Association President, sadly passed away with breast cancer. The $2000 grant is aimed to support a substantive Deputy Principal in what was previously known as the South West Sydney region – the region that Evelyn served as Deputy Principal throughout her teaching career with a program/initiative they wish to implement that would improve equity in their school. Schools in the formerly known South Western Sydney Local Areas are eligible: Bankstown, Campbelltown, East Hills, Fairfield, Granville, Hoxton, Ingleburn, Liverpool, Strathfield and Macarthur. This grant is presented to the successful recipient at the Annual Conference.

2017 Evelyn Hazzard Foundation Award for Outstanding Commitment to Public Education – sponsored by Tony Hazzard, the Evelyn Hazzard foundation was established in 2014 after the then Association President, sadly passed away with breast cancer. The $2000 grant is aimed to recognise a substantive Deputy Principal that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to Public Education through the implementation of a program/initiative that has gained a significant improvement in student achievement. Nominations can be made by any member of the DEC school community and must be endorsed by the school Principal. This award is presented to the successful recipient at the Annual Conference.

All Award Nominations & Applications must be received by July 14 2017 – Please email scott.leavers@det.nsw.edu.au